The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-03-18
IN THE BALANCES.
THE NARCIISTs' CASES
BslaE ArES"d before the saprsm. Court
Of iiiiaSI, - Tue PUlsts at Is.as Mr..
SWstr. ATEuusAI disappointing.
Ths state. Logic strong.

CHICAGO III, March 1.-THE Dad,
StN'' special i,um OTTAWA, H.. says: Ar,
gumsnts in the case Of the Chicago An,
Aiehhts began before the Supreme Cour,
GS O'Clock this morning and occupied
the entire day, The case comes before
the Court on a writ Of error. but in plain
language the question 10 be decided Is
whether by reason OF error on triAI Judge
GAry's conviction oi the anarchists sn
improperly secured, ard they are Justly
entitled 10 new trial; or whether there
was no error, and the sentence oi the
court below shall stand, and the men
shall be hanged. If the latter do.
ctAon shall be arrived al the SQ.
preme Court will hI the day Of their
execution. ArEumentS OF counsel are
attracting 4 great deal OF attention and A
large crowd followed 10 the court room.
Al the Ables sat Attorney General Hunt.
States Attorney Grinnsll and George O.
lugrAhAm, lor the State, and Leonard Sweet.
Captain Black and S. SelEler for the An.
atchiSts. Frank Walker and Mr. Salomon
also entered, but only as intereatoJ
lisieneFa. Ar. Sweets speech was dis.
appointment 10 those who heard him. l,
was reported that he was unable TO do
himself iustice on account ol feeling un.
we'll.
Mr.. Swett said: "Whon | think that
eight livee depend on the convictions and
Impressions may make by what shall
say, ! cannot help shuddering." Cunun.
Ing, he said he Was afraid he could not
make the case understandable in the
short time allowed him. Altor presenting
the Court with printed synopsis OF the
Argument which he said was the skeleton
ol the road be was going to walk over.
Mr. sTett declared that every ono OF the
defendants Of the Court below was abso.
lutely Innocent. The case against Neebs
WAS that he was at picnic, at which As
a peddler he sold Mos,'s book.
Mr.. SWEET referred 70 the other defend
ants seyerally, in similar way, and then
turned his attention to the witnesses
Thompson and Gilmer. The latter. he
said, testified virtually that he could either
see through Cranes building or around
the corner oft.
The court erred, Mr.. Sweet said, in not
admitting evidence showing Spies and
Fischer habituAlly talked In German.
Herr Mosts book and his letter TO Spies
were Illegal evidence in the case, and |
their admission had most damaging ei. |
iect. He referred TO Judge Gary MS an ex.
ceIlent but Jealous Judge In the case. |
and said his ruling was clearly wrong In a |
number Of instances. In closing Mr.. |
Sweet said he hoped simply for the
vindiCation OF the law,
Mr.. lngraham for the State followed Mr.. |
SWEET and spoke an hour before the noon |
lntermlssion and one in the afternoon.
His speech showed very careful prepara-
ton and systematic arrangement OF his |
points, which, with the force with which |
ne presented them, proved very effective. |
Attorney seisler for the "reds," after |
giving his views on the true province Of |
the law, said that his clients had been |
found guilty on suspicion and nothing
else. New and original theories Of law,
he said. were invon,ed in order to secure
conviction in the case. Mr.. Seialer said |
the prosecution failed to show that
any conspiracy existed to. kill any
one at the Haymarket, and had
failed utterly 10 connect any OF
the defendants with the conspiracy
whatever. Thompson and Gilmer, the
only two witnesses by which It was a.
tempted to show such connection, we're
convicted Of perjury out OF their own
mouths. Mr. seisler appeared q little
'rattled" when he began to speak, but
soon recovered himself and, altogether, |
made a forcible argument.
states Attorney Grinnell and Attorney
General Hunt will speak for the State to. |
morrow morning, and will be followed in |
The afternoon by Captain Black, who will |
close the case.